Steve Kornacki: It’s Trump’s Decision What To Do with Conway

GEIST I want to ░░░░░░░░ you about the piece ░░░░░░░░ posted just a few ░░░░░░░░ ago about Kellyanne Conway ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump Fascinating tidbits ░░░░░░░░ here The highlight that ░░░░░░░░ talked about in our ░░░░░░░░ hour to me was ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump was not ░░░░░░░░ with Sean Spicer for ░░░░░░░░ out and talking the ░░░░░░░░ he did about Kellyanne ░░░░░░░░ In fact Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ what Kellyanne Conway said ░░░░░░░░ morning when she sort ░░░░░░░░ plugged Ivanka Trump s ░░░░░░░░ line PACE Right And ░░░░░░░░ some ways it s ░░░░░░░░ surprising given what the ░░░░░░░░ himself said about Ivanka ░░░░░░░░ the situation with Nordstrom ░░░░░░░░ understanding is that the ░░░░░░░░ did not like the ░░░░░░░░ of the word counseled ░░░░░░░░ it made it feel ░░░░░░░░ Kellyanne was in some ░░░░░░░░ of trouble My understanding ░░░░░░░░ that she is not ░░░░░░░░ in trouble in the ░░░░░░░░ of the one person ░░░░░░░░ matters and that is ░░░░░░░░ President He matters not ░░░░░░░░ for her sake of ░░░░░░░░ standing in the West ░░░░░░░░ but he is the ░░░░░░░░ one who can actually ░░░░░░░░ her for an ethics ░░░░░░░░ We saw Chaffetz and ░░░░░░░░ recommend that OGE the ░░░░░░░░ of Government Ethics take ░░░░░░░░ issue up but they ░░░░░░░░ not an enforcement agency ░░░░░░░░ can only advise federal ░░░░░░░░ advise the White House ░░░░░░░░ what they feel she ░░░░░░░░ But at the end ░░░░░░░░ the day it s ░░░░░░░░ to the President to ░░░░░░░░ her and as long ░░░░░░░░ he is going to ░░░░░░░░ by her I don ░░░░░░░░ think you re going ░░░░░░░░ see her take the ░░░░░░░░ for the comments that ░░░░░░░░ made yesterday GEIST There ░░░░░░░░ no reason to believe ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump if it ░░░░░░░░ only his decision which ░░░░░░░░ is as Julie points ░░░░░░░░ that he would punish ░░░░░░░░ Conway because Ivanka is ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI Kornacki it s ░░░░░░░░ what she did was ░░░░░░░░ and total unethical violation ░░░░░░░░ lurch on top of ░░░░░░░░ It s just bad ░░░░░░░░ KRONACKI As Julie was ░░░░░░░░ saying when it ultimately ░░░░░░░░ down to the president ░░░░░░░░ president lets us know ░░░░░░░░ it comes to his ░░░░░░░░ ethics his view is ░░░░░░░░ there s no statute ░░░░░░░░ governs this so therefore ░░░░░░░░ s no conflict He ░░░░░░░░ shown less concern about ░░░░░░░░ issue of the ethical ░░░░░░░░ than anyone we have ░░░░░░░░ seen as president It ░░░░░░░░ his decision what to ░░░░░░░░ with Kellyanne Conway and ░░░░░░░░ s hard to believe ░░░░░░░░ on how he acted ░░░░░░░░ what he said so ░░░░░░░░ that he s going ░░░░░░░░ say Hey I m ░░░░░░░░ to draw a line ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI It goes onto ░░░░░░░░ list of alternative realities.”